The defect
ENTRY DOORS MAY NOT MEET LONGITUDINAL LOAD REQUIREMENTS DUE TO OMISSION OF MUSHROOM CAP ON THE STRIKER PIN, REQUIRED BY FMVSS 206.
The risk
UNDER SEVERE CONDITIONS, SUCH AS EXTREME IMPACT TO THE MODULAR BOX OR A ROLLOVER, DOORS COULD SEPARATE FROM THE PIN AND OPEN; THIS WOULD ALLOW OCCUPANTS TO BE EXPELLED FROM AMBULANCE IF NOT SECURED BY SAFETY BELTS.
The remedy
INSTALL NEW STRIKER PINS THAT MEET FMVSS 206 REQUIREMENTS.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by OVSC
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Mobile Medical Ambulance | 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987 |
Components: STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS
Model years in this recall
NHTSA complaints and the number of recall campaigns for each model year this recall covers.
| Model | Year | Complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mobile Medical Ambulance | 1983 | 0 | 1 |
| Mobile Medical Ambulance | 1984 | 0 | 1 |
| Mobile Medical Ambulance | 1985 | 0 | 1 |
| Mobile Medical Ambulance | 1986 | 0 | 1 |
| Mobile Medical Ambulance | 1987 | 0 | 1 |
Other structure recalls in 1990
3 of the 208 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1990 concerned the structure.
| 90V124000 6 Jul 1990 | CHRYSLER CORPORATION |
| 90V071000 10 Apr 1990 | VOLVO GM HEAVY TRUCK CORP |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1990